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Unveiling the most overwhelming 'mummy treasure' of all time
In the shadow of Saqqara's oldest pyramid - the mecca of Egyptian mummies - 250 mummies, 150 bronze statues and countless stunning treasures from recent excavations are…
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Ancient maze mystery with giant stone boxes weighing hundreds of tons of square shaped edges
How did the ancient Egyptians create stone boxes weighing hundreds of tons with 90-degree right angles, a size error of only one thousandth of an inch thousands of years…
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Explore the 'City of the dead' in ancient Egypt
Archaeologists have discovered in the 'city of the dead' buried under the sand in the city of Saqqara, about 32 km south of Cairo, Egypt, with countless creepy details.
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Discover hundreds of ancient Egyptian pyramids, hidden deep beneath the ground
Finding hundreds of ancient pyramids has shocked Egypt's archaeologists in particular and the world in general.
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The 90-ton coffin contained the male mummy
Archaeologists uncovered the male mummy in a giant granite coffin in an ancient underground cemetery in Giza province.
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Discover dozens of 2,000-year-old mummies in Egypt
Polish archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old mummy collection during excavations in a large graveyard in Saqqara, northern Egypt.
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Excavation of a bustling wooden statue dating back 4,000 years in Egypt
A group of Swiss and French archaeologists have unearthed a head-to-body figure of woods dating back over 4,000 years at Saqqâra, Egypt.
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Mysterious around the oldest pyramid in Egypt
Built at Saqqara about 4,700 years ago, the ladder pyramid Djoser was the first Egyptian pyramid. Djoser, sometimes spelled Zoser, (despite the fact that he is called Ne…
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Discover hundreds of 6,000-year-old mummies in 7 Egyptian catacombs
7 tombs dating back 6,000 years, discovered in the pyramid complex at Saqqara, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt, the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry said.
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Discovered a 2,500-year-old mummified workshop in Egypt
Ancient mummified workshop was discovered by archaeologists at Saqqara cemetery of Memphis, the first capital of ancient Egypt.
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The 4000-year-old ship runs solar energy buried deep at the base of the Giza pyramid
Experts found many tombs intact and stored countless valuable items buried for thousands of years.
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Black coffins are hundreds of tons near the Egyptian pyramid
Mysterious coffins have been found near the ancient pyramid in Egypt that many believe is an alien product.
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Discovering vestiges of the temple dating back to 3,200 years in Egypt
Archaeologists say the temple dates back more than 3,200 years. They discovered many details of carvings and decorations of the Pharaoh Ramses II period at this archaeol…
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Egypt discovered the tomb of the female singer of the Pharaoh era
A group of French archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a royal female singer during the Pharaoh period at the archaeological site of Saqqara, located about 25km so…
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Strange discovery in the tomb of Egyptian princess
In the recently unearthed Egyptian princess tomb, archaeologists have discovered many strange things, including the princess being buried in Abusir South, south of Cairo…